Overview
- A Miranda de Ebro magistrate ordered provisional detention without bail on Friday following an approximately 90‑minute court appearance by the detainee.
- The case includes three counts of murder, seven of attempted homicide, aggravated arson damage, plus multiple injury offenses, according to the regional high court.
- The victims were identified as Dolores, 58, her mother Antonia, 78, and neighbor Laura Valentina, 23, with Dolores described as the suspect’s former partner.
- Investigators say the blaze was intentionally set using an accelerant on mattresses in the building’s entrance, with security footage showing the suspect moving the items.
- Police report the man surrendered the next morning without confessing, and court records cite prior convictions for illegal detention and sexual abuse of a minor.